November 1907

This calendar page, “November,” was made by Theodorus van Hoytema. It's all about the subtle layering of blacks and greys, kind of how the month itself feels, right? I imagine Hoytema was standing there, looking out at a moody landscape—probably in the Netherlands—and was trying to capture that sense of looming, heavy atmosphere, but on paper. The dark horizon, the water almost blending into the land, all under a sky that feels like it's about to burst. Then there are the little figures near the days of the week, so odd. Are they dancing? The whole thing has this cool, muted vibe that speaks to a specific kind of Northern European sensibility, one that you see echoed in artists like Edvard Munch, where the emotional weight is all in the atmosphere. It’s like Hoytema is saying, "November isn't just a date, it's a feeling, a place, a state of mind." And that, for me, is what makes art so endlessly fascinating—it's about seeing the world through someone else's very particular, beautiful, and strange eyes.